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Unread 08-04-2023, 02:04 PM   #1
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Does anyone have tested pressure results for these factory 16 b loads?
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Federal Game Load 16 Gauge 1 oz 1165 FPS

Winchester 16 Gauge Game Load 2-3/4" 1 oz 1165 FPS

Remington Game Load 1 oz 1200 fps
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Unread 08-04-2023, 05:31 PM   #2
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Jim: Tom Armbrust checked a number of factory Game Loads 20 years ago.
Remington was 10,860 psi
Federal 9,160 psi
Winchester 9,300 psi

Obviously things change, but it is unlikely the pressures are any less today. Ballistic Products declines to check factory loads.
Keep in mind those loads are designed to cycle your philistine neighbor's SA.
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I know nothing about the pressures for the OP's question. But I had been shooting the 16-gauge Remington Game Loads for a number of years that had the load given as 2 3/4 drams equiv. 1-ounce and they seemed just fine in a number of guns. Then I bought two flats where they had changed the load listing to 1200 fps, 1-ounce and they were downright brutal. Even in my, quite heavy for a 16-gauge, Remington Sportsman they were harsh. The 1 1/8-ounce Remington Express loads are more pleasant to shoot. I know this is totally subjective but just relating my experience.

Since then, I've bought Federals, but mostly I shoot my 7/8-ounce, 1200 fps reloads in Federal hulls and 1-ounce, 1200 fps reloads in compression formed Winchester/Western Upland or Dove & Quail hulls.
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Jim, although posters are reluctant to answer your question, I don't think any of the loads mentioned will blow up a good double gun. I have been shooting all of them in American double guns for decades with good results.
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